Sanitary napkin supporter



Mar. 6, 1923.

C. B. WILLIAMS ET AL.

SANITARY NAPKIN SUPPORTER. FILED JUNE 17, 1922.

mad/3742 5/2/9019 F. B/W/I/EE Patented Mar. 1923.

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COR-A B. WILLIAMS AND SARAH F. BARKER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

SANITARY NAPKIN SUPPORTER.

Application filed June 17, 1922.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that we, CoRA B. WILLIAMS I andSARAH F. BARKER, citizens of the United States, residing at Buffalo, inthe county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain newanduseful Improvements in Sanitary Napkin Supporters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in a sanitary napkin supporterfor use by women during menstruation periods and is especiallyconstructed to overcome every inconvenience of the unsupported napkin.

One object of this invention is to provide 5 a light, moisture proofgarment which fits the body closely and avoids chafing.

Another object of this invention is to provide a garment of thischaracter which is held in place by snap fasteners, no hooks or r 2 0buckles being employed for this purpose.

Other objects will appear from a consideration of the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawing whichforms a part thereof and in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of this garment;and

Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged cross-sectional views taken along the lines22 and 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing it will be noted that the napkin supportercomprises a pouch or sack 10 to each end of which are secured tabs 11 ofcotton cloth. This sack 10 is preferably of rubber sheeting folded inalong each edge to provide flaps 12 for a purpose to be disclosed below.The tabs .11, are similarly folded at 13 and the outer corners areturned back to form triangular tips 14. Thus the flaps 12 are held inthe position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 to form pockets.

Within the pouch 10 is laid a napkin 15 folded to the proper dimensions,the sides of which are slipped into the pockets formed by the flaps 12and it is removably held in Serial No. 569,158.

place by safety pins 16 which are passed through the ends of the napkinand the tabs 11. These pins do not come in contact with the rubbersheeting and are covered by straps 17 which are secured by snapfasteners 18 to the tabs 11 at the folds 13. The napkin supporter isattached to a belt (not shown) by the triangularly arranged snapfasteners 19.

Having thus described our invention that which we claim'as new and forwhich we desire the protection of Letters Patent of the United States isthe following:

1. A sanitary napkin supporter comprising a pouch of rubber sheeting,tabs of cloth secured to each end of said pouch, the side edges of saidpouch being folded over to form pockets and being held in such' positionby said tabs, said pouch and tabs forming a holder in which a napkin maybe laid with its side edges in said pockets, napkin securing meanspassed through the ends of said napkin and said tabs, and strapsremovably'secured to said tabs and normally covering saidfasteningmeans.

2. A sanitary napkin supporter compris ing a pouch of rubber sheeting,tabs of cloth secured to each end of said pouch, the side edges of saidpouch being folded over to form pockets and being held in such positionby said tabs, said pouch and tabs forming a holder in which a napkin maybe laid with its side edges in said pockets, napkin securing meanspassed through the ends of said napkin and said tabs, snap fasteners onsaid tabs, straps engaging said fasteners and normally covering saidsecuring means, so and snap fasteners at the tips of'said tabs by whichsaid supporter is held in position.

' In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

CORA B. WILLIAMS.

SARAH F. BARKER.

